My first chapter focuses on the writer Jean Rhys. She is best known for her prequel to Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea. I am writing about two earlier novels, Quartet and Voyage in the Dark.
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"All of writing is like a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. And there are trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don't matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake. It is very important. Nothing else is important."
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2 comments:
Laur, if you want a little diversion, but still feel like you're doing research, you should read the book Difficult Women by David Plante. It's a memoir of his friendships with three women (Rhys, Germaine Greer, and Sonia Orwell). The whole thing is pretty great, but the best part is the Rhys section.
Hey Sara: You are always so great with the book recommendations! And I just found your NYRB blog!
I actually did read this book; it was the first thing I picked up after I decided to start with Rhys. Plante is so gossipy. His story of Rhys falling in the toilet was hysterical and super sad - I reconsidered my choice of subject after reading it. Who wants to write about a crazy angry drunk old lady? And then I thought, wait, that's exactly what I want to do. The title of the blog actually comes from this book. BTW, I first read Rhys with you in the Columbia class!
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